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closet
noun
a person who is secretly homosexual UK- I’m not saying he’s a closet, but well, it makes you think, dunnit? — Garry Bushell, The Face, p. 141, 2001
▶ in the closet
hidden, not avowed US, 1967
Almost always applied to homosexuality.- Do you know what it means to be “in the closet?” — Mart Crowley, The Boys in the Band, p. 169, 1968
- While gays who are prominent in businesses or professions in Manhattan many live in the closet in the city, they tend to be most relaxed and casual and open while in residence in The Hamptons[.] — John Francis Hunter, The Gay Insider, p. 253, 1971
- It sure puts you guys in the closet for a while. — George V. Higgins, The Friends of Eddie Doyle, p. 46, 1971
- Okay. So he’s in the closet. — Edwin Torres, Q & A, p. 111, 1977
▶ on the closet
(of a prisoner and prison officer) to be handcuffed together but separated by a long chain that is intended to reduce embarrassment when using the water closet UK- You’ll be on the Closet, Smith [...] It’s the rules, I’m afraid. — Guardian, 22 June 2000
▶ out of the closet
avowed, open US, 1971- So come on outa the closet, James[.] — Lester Bangs, Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung, p. 115, 1973
- Yeah, well the only woman of the Indian’s we ran into was shacked up with her dyke girlfriend. I guess she went with him before she came outta the closet. — 48 Hours, 1982
- Espeically with priests coming out of the closet and saying they’re queer[.] — Robert Campbell, The Cat’s Meow, p. 51, 1988
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